SCOUT TROOPERS

PAINTING GUIDE BY SORASTRO

In this guide I’ll be painting the Scout Troopers with a camo design based on their appearance in Episode III.

I’ve chosen to prime the figures in black followed with some grey and white zenithal highlights applied from above, how-
ever a plain prime in grey or white would also be fine.

I’m going to begin by painting the inner suit and the gloves using a roughly equal mix of Black and USA Olive Drab (VMC).

I’m just applying a single layer of this and I’m happy for the raised areas to appear a little lighter than the recesses:
I’m now using a roughly 3:2 mix of Black and Dark Sea Blue to paint all of the weapons and metallic accessories.

I’m once again applying a single layer that I want to be thin enough to allow the raised details to appear lighter:

I’m also using this for the dark, frontal

section of the helmet:
 For the light sections of the outfit I’m using Vallejo’s Green Grey. I’ve also cho-
sen to mix a daker tone with the addition of some Black in order to create some Here I’m using the slightly darker tone
light and shade, but there would be nothing wrong with just simply using the for the sides of the helmet:
Green Grey.

I’m carrying on round the rest of the figure in the same way, not being too
I’m then using the pure Green Grey for
concerned with the neatness of my transitions as we’ll be adding some heavy
the top and the ridge on the side:
camouflage textures in a moment:
 Naturally I’m working on the unit as a batch:

I’m now going to add the camo using a brown and a green. For the brown I’m
using Scalecolor’s Gobi Brown. (If you’re using a Citadel colours then Death I’m now adding the pattern, keeping
World Forest mixed with a little Rhinox Hide would produce a similar tone): the texture quite small:

I’m now adding some green using Warboss Green:

 I’m applying all of these patterns quite quickly, just aiming to keep a roughly even spread and the pattern itself quite
small:

I’m now going to create a shade using an equal mix of Nuln Oil and Aggrax Earthshade, thinned with an equal measure of
Lahmiam Medium. I’m then using this to shade the entire outfit:
Immediately after applying the shade,
we can brush some off the top of the
helmet and shoulders with a clean
brush:

I’m now going to add some highlights to the metal weapons and accessories by mixing some white into the original Dark
Sea Blue and Black mix:

I’m going all the way up to a few glints

of pure white:
 I’m also now adding a few highlights to the armour with the Green Grey mostly
to the edges - especially of the helmet:

Just a few quick touches is enough to add a little extra definition:

We can then shade over the area with
I don’t feel that the dark inner suit needsOnce dry we can
highlighting at allcontinue applying
but I might add athe scratches,
Next I’m and fortothe
going brighter
apply somespots I’m
Caliban
some Seraphim Sepia to help create a
little white to the base tone and give some articulation to the fingers:using Balor Brown: Green to the visor:
multi-layered richness:

This process can be taken as far as you like; I’ve added another layer of Seraphim Sepia followed with some final scratch-
I’m now adding some
es: brighter touches with the addition of some Elysian Green:

I’m now going to base the miniatures

Here I’mI’m
And lightening the Balor
now adding a littleBrown
white:with a little White to really push the contrast:
as descibed in the video series which
means applying a basing paste:
We can then shade over the area with
Once dry we can continue applying the scratches, and for the brighter spots I’m
some Seraphim
Followed Sepiagreen
with some to help create
shade a a range of basing products (a full list of products used is listed on the final page):
and
using Balor Brown:
multi-layered richness:

This process can be taken as far as you like; I’ve added another layer of Seraphim Sepia followed with some final scratch-
I’ve
es: chosen to go quite dense with the foliage:

And to finish the Scout Troopers off I’ve decided to add some white to the Green Grey and provide a few final highlights to
Here I’m lightening the Balor Brown with a little White to really push the contrast:
the armour:
We can then shade over the area with
Once dry we can continue applying the scratches, and for the brighter spots I’m
some Seraphim Sepia to help create a
using Balor Brown:
multi-layered richness:

And this completes the Scout Troopers!

This process can be taken as far as you like; I’ve added another layer of Seraphim Sepia followed with some final scratch-
es:

Here I’m lightening the Balor Brown with a little White to really push the contrast:
 PAINT LIST

Black (VMC)
White (VMC)
USA Olive Drab (VMC)
Dark Sea Blue (VMC)
Nuln Oil
Agrax Earthshade
Green Grey (VMC)
Gobi Brown (SC)
Warboss Green
Caliban Green
Elysian Green
Athonian Camoshade & Biel Tan Green (for the base)

Basing Products:

Brown Earth Basing Paste by Vallejo

Fine Turf by Javis (Light, Mid, and Dark Green)
Black Battleground by Army Painter
Brown Battleground by Army Painter
Light Green Clump Foliage by Woodland Scenics
Fine-Leaf Foliage in Olive Green by Woodland Scenics
Silflour tufts of grass
Forest Ground Cover by Warlord Games
Lowland Shrubs by Army Painter